Documents

The HITSP Portal contains data for health interoperability specifications and related constructs, such as C32, C80, C83, and C154.
These specifications have been registered and structured to support research, analysis and comparison.

Artifacts

Resources

The APCD portal offers a convenient set of tools for users to compare and download All-Payer Claims reporting specifications from single
state and multiple states, as well as the APCD council core specification.

Topic Area Views

User Tools

The Children's EHR Format (the Format) is a set of child-specific requirements (and other requirements of special importance for children) that an EHR should meet to perform optimally for the particular health care needs of children. The Format is provided by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Children's EHR Format 2015 Priority List Recommended Uses

Introduction

The Children's Electronic Health Record (EHR) Format Enhancement project reviewed the broad list of over 500
functional requirements in the Children’s EHR Format (the Format) (http://www.ahrq.gov/research/data/ushik),
selected high priority items from the list, and developed recommended uses for those items. The project also
included a review of the experiences of providers and software developers who had implemented the Format under
two CHIPRA-funded State grants. A panel of experts representing providers, software developers, informatics
experts, policymakers, and other stakeholders to form a multistakeholder work group (MSWG) that developed the
2015 Priority List and recommended uses, with review by a Federal work group and other stakeholders. This project
was funded by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and contracted to RTI International by the
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

2015 Priority List

The MSWG identified and updated 47 requirements they felt should receive immediate attention from care providers,
software developers, and other stakeholders to improve EHRs used in the care of children. By creating a short,
high priority list derived from the Format, they hoped to provide an initial and consistent starting point for
discussions about essential pediatric-specific functionalities. Once consistently implemented in EHRs, the 2015
Priority List requirements will also impact the care of children by permitting better use of standards, data
harmonization activities, interoperability, and EHRs for pediatric-specific quality reporting, population
management, and communication with parents/children. Included with each requirement is a section called
"implementation notes" intended to provide additional details or guidance to assist in understanding and using
the requirement. Table 1 provides a list of the topics and requirement identifiers (IDs) for each item included
in the 2015 Priority List. The full list is detailed in The Children’s EHR Format 2015 Priority List report.

Navigate through the Recommended Uses for the 2015 Priority List with the links below.